Scuttle, bucket, &amp;c.



No. 706,074. 4 Patented Aug. 5, I902.

E. M.-LOGKWO0D, 1R.

. SCUTTLE, BUCKET, &c.

(Application filed Nov. 13, 1901.)

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UNITED STATES EDWVARD M. LOOKWOOD, JR.,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF DARBY, PENNSYLVANIA.

SCUTTLE, BUCKET, 84C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 706,074, dated August 5,1902.

Application filed November 13, 1901. Serial No. 82,078. (No model.)

tles, Buckets, &c., of which the followingis a specification.

My invention has reference to scuttles, buckets, 850.; and it consists of certain improvements which are fully set forth in the to following specification and shown in the accompanying drawings, forming part thereof.

The object of my invention is to provide a scuttle or bucket with a replaceable bottom. In articles of this class made of sheet-iron the body portion is invariably in good sound condition when the bottom is completely Worn through. By my invention when the bottom is worn out it is readily removed and a new bottom pushed into place, thereby so repairing the scuttle or bucket that it is practically as good as new. The construction is such that any person having ordinary intelligence can replace the worn bottom with a new one. In this manner the life of a scuttle or bucket 2 5 can be greatly lengthened.

In carrying out my invention I provide the body and base portions of the scuttle or bucket with an annular recess or groove opening upward and located on a level with the bottom and combine therewith a bottom plate having a downwardlyextending flange or rim which is adapted to fit down into the annular groove or recess, thereby forming a tight and durable joint and durable attachment of the 5 bottom to the body. To secure the bottom in place, it is only necessary to press it into position, as it retains itself firmly. My invention also comprehends details of construction and will be better understood by reference to 0 the drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation, with part in section, of a scuttle embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional elevation of a portion of same, showing. the manner of at- 5 taching the bottom to the body; and Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view of the bottom removed.

A is the body, D is the base, and H is the bottom, said parts being made of sheet metal, with the vertical neck B and the bottom flange C. The upper part of the base D is formed with a horizontal part E and a vertical annular flange F of somewhat less diameterthan the diameter of the part B of the body, so that when the body and base are fitted together and riveted at G through the flange C and horizontal part E, as shown, the parts B F will form an annular recess or groove L between them, which is closed on the bottom and opens upwardly into the interior of the body portion.

The bottom H is provided with an annular flange K, extending downward from its perimeter, and said flange is adapted to be received in the annular groove or recess L and with enough friction to insure itself being retained in position. To avoid the necessity of making a tight fit, I prefer to form the flange K with a series of holes J and provide the flange F with a corresponding series of proj ections adapted to snap into the holes J when the bottom is forced down into position, as is clearly shown in the drawings. In this manner a joint is formed which permits the flange K to freely fit the groove L and yet not be capable of detachment unless considerable upward pressure be put upon the bottom. It is of course evident that it is immaterial whether the holes J are on flange K and the projections I on flange F, or vice versa, as the operation is the same.

To remove a worn-out bottom, it is simply necessary to press upward strongly and the bottom will be sprung out of place. The new bottom can then be forced down into position.

It is evident that the shape or configuration of the scuttle or bucket may be varied to suit the desires of the manufacturer. I have shown as an example of my invention a coalscuttle with a circular bottom, but do not confine myself to any special shape. While I have shown the base and body riveted together to form the annular recess or groove L, it is wholly immaterial to my invention how I obtain the annular groove, as my invention comprehends, broadly, the detachable bottom adapted to be snapped into or out of position. Therefore while I prefer the construction shown I do not limit myself thereto, as the details may be varied without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having now describedmy invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A scuttle or bucket having a body and base united so as to form an annular groove or recess opening vertically upward and unobstructed from above, combined with a replaceable bottom having a downwardly-extending annular flange of smaller diameter than the body part detachably clamped in position in the annular groove and located at the bottom of the body portion and adapted to be pressed into orout of the annular groove without separating the'body and base portions.

'2. In a scuttle or bucket, a body portion and a base portion permanently secured together and provided at their juncture with an annular recess upon the inside opening vertically upward and of less diameter than the smallest diameter of the body portion, in combination with the replaceable bottom fitting into the opening in the bottom of body portion and havingits perimeter downwardly flanged and adapted to fit into the annular recess.

3. In a scuttle or bucket, body and base portions provided at their junction with an annular recess of less diameter than the smallest inside of the body portion and opening upward, in combination with a replaceable bottom of smaller diameter than the smallest diameter of the body portion fitted within the body portion and having its perimeter downwardly flanged and extended into the annular recess and held in place by a suitable locking means comprising a hole in one of the parts and a projection on the other snapping portion B a part E terminating in an internal upward annular flange F forming the deep annular groove or recess L between it and the portion B of the body and of less di ameter than the smallest diameter of the body, in combination with the bottom H of less diameter than the smallest diameter of the part B of the body and having a downwardly-extending annular flange K fitted into the annular recess.

5. In a scuttle or bucket, the body portion having at the bottom a base portion permanently riveted to the body portion and having its top provided with an upwardly-extending internal annular flange F forming the deep annular groove or recess L inside of the line of rivets, in combination with the bottom H of less diameter than the smallest diameter of the body portion and having a downwardlyextending annular flange K adapted to fit into the annular recess.

6. In a scuttleor bucket, the bodyand base portions permanentlysecured together and having their juncture formed with a vertical annular flange on its interior, in combination with a bottom of less diameter than the diameter of the body portion having a downwardly extending flange at its perimeter adapted to fit tightly over the annular flange and held in place independently of the means of uniting the body and base portions.

In testimony of which invention I have hereunto set my hand.

E. M. LOCKWOOD, JR. 

